Monthly Archives: March 2022

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Garage Beer Co. x Outer Range Brewing Co., New England / Hazy Double IPA, Spain

Garage x Outer Range Unnecessary Spaces

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Brewery: Garage Beer Co. x Outer Range Brewing Co.
Country: Spain
ABV: 8%
Style: New England / Hazy Double IPA
Other Notes: Hops – Citra, Azacca, Azacca Cryo and Saphir

Brewer Description: (from can) Collaboration DIPA with Colorado’s Outer Range Brewing Co. featuring Citra, Azacca, Azacca Cryo and Saphir.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.86
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 440ml can, with no canned on or best before date. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange colour, with a just over one finger white head that had good retention, and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: A little muted, but there’s orange, citrus zest, melon, grass, pine, and maybe a touch herbal.
Taste: Light sweetness and a nice light bitterness on the finish. Orange, citrus rind, mango, with notes of pine.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: It got better the more I drank it, but this could have been because I was a bit disappointed with the aroma at the beginning. There was a good sweet and bitter balance with strong citrus notes.

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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Russia, Sour Ale - Smoothie / Soda / Pastry, Stamm Brewing

Stamm Daenerys

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Brewery: Stamm Brewing
Country: Russia
ABV: 7%
Style: Sour Ale – Smoothie
Other Notes: Imperial Sour Ale

Brewer Description: Imperial Sour Ale with mango, passionfruit and guava.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.21
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 500ml can, canned on 30th November 2021, poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A cloudy deep mango orange colour with a one finger orange head that dissipated fairly quickly, while leaving only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Strong tropical fruitiness, guava and mango standout, with notes of passionfruit.
Taste: Tart, light sourness, lots of tropical fruit, guava, mango, passionfruit, with light sweet mandarin notes.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: A good amount of tropical fruit, guava, mango and passionfruit, aroma and flavours, which was a good combination.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Garage Beer Co., New England / Hazy IPA, Spain

Garage Two Plus Five

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Brewery: Garage Beer Co.
Country: Spain
ABV: 7%
Style: New England / Hazy IPA
Other Notes: Hops – Mosaic, El Dorado, Cashmere, Bru-1 and Idaho 7

Brewer Description: (from can) 7 year anniversary IPA featuring Mosaic, El Dorado, Cashmere, Bru-1 and Idaho 7.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.63
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.5

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 13th January 2022, with a best before date of 12th July 2022. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy murky dark orange brown colour with a two finger white head that had decent retention while leaving lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: It’s a little bit weak, but I’m getting grapefruit pith with a mix of cantaloupe and honeydew melon.
Taste: Light bitterness, citrus rind and pith, orange, with light tropical pineapple, grass and melon notes.
Mouthfeel: Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: It’s appearance wasn’t all that appealing, and while the aroma was a bit weak, it was good, but the taste didn’t quite come together for me.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Garage Beer Co., New England / Hazy IPA, Spain

Garage Three Plus Four

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Brewery: Garage Beer Co.
Country: Spain
ABV: 7%
Style: New England / Hazy IPA
Other Notes: Hops – Eclipse, Amarillo, Ekuanot and Simcoe

Brewer Description: (from can) 7 year anniversary IPA featuring Eclipse, Amarillo, Ekuanot and Simcoe.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.73
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 12th January 2022, and with a best before date of 11th July 2022. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: Poured a hazy soapy orange colour with a one and a half finger white head that had pretty good retention, while leaving lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: A little bit weak, but there’s grapefruit, citrus rind, melon, grass, pine, and hints of tropical stone fruit.
Taste: Moderately bitter, grapefruit, citrus rind, grass, melon, lemon, with light notes of lime.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with low to moderate carbonation.
Overall: The aroma was weak and didn’t pop, and while the flavours were fine, it wasn’t among my favourites.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Garage Beer Co., New England / Hazy Triple IPA, Spain

Garage Stood There In Wonder

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Brewery: Garage Beer Co.
Country: Spain
ABV: 10%
Style: New England / Hazy Triple IPA
Other Notes: Hops – Galaxy, El Dorado, HBC 630 Cryo and Idaho 7 Cryo

Brewer Description: (from can) TIPA featuring Galaxy, El Dorado, HBC 630 Cryo and Idaho 7 Cryo.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.83
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 10th January 2022, with a best before date of 9th July 2022. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy deep orange colour with a one finger white head that had decent retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Citrus forward, grapefruit, lime, orange pith, citrus rind, with notes of yellow stone fruit.
Taste: Grapefruit rind, orange pith, melon, grassy, light tropical peachy notes, with a lasting bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to light carbonation.
Overall: It’s not as juicy forward as I would have expected, but I’m happy that it’s not overly sweet like many TIPA’s. It’s may also be a touch boozy, but not overly so, or any more than the average TIPA. I think in the end, there’s nothing wrong with the flavour profile, it’s just not one of my favourites.